How to apply nonimmigrant US visa for Malaysian

Now that I had got my visa, I can shared a little bit how it was done.

First of all, of course you need to have a valid passport (at least 6 months validity). Than you need to register online at this link, http://www.ustraveldocs.com/my/index.html. Please note, the official embassy website of US in Kuala Lumpur also content some information about the visa application but it is not very clear. So, to avoid any confusion just refer to this link. The website homepage will look like this. To understand the whole visa application better, just click on the Nonimmigrant Visa Information page.

In a nutshell the process go like this

Step 1 Pay the visa application fee.

Step 2 Complete the Nonimmigrant Visa Electronic Application (DS-160) form.

Note: If you pay your visa application fee in cash at a Standard Chartered Bank, then you can schedule your interview within four hours of payment. If you pay online at Bank then you can schedule as soon as 3:00pm on the first banking day following the date of payment.

Fee Payment Options

Cash at Bank

Any nonimmigrant visa applicant can pay their visa application fee in cash at any designated Standard Chartered Bank branch. You must bring your passport or a copy of your passport's bio page to the bank when you pay the visa fee. At the bank, you must write your passport number, fee payment amount and your telephone number in the U. S. visa fee collection slip available at the bank. After receiving your payment, the bank will give you a receipt.

Online Payment

If you have an account with Standard Chartered Bank you may choose to pay your visa application fee online using Standard Chartered Bank's online bill pay service.

Note: It is important that you correctly type your payment code (also called a UID) into the online payment form when you pay your fee online. The payment code is created after you create your online profile at the beginning of the online payment process. This code verifies your payment and allows you to schedule your visa interview. Please note the UID number is consists of 8 numeric number, it is NOTthe confirmation number after you filled in the DS-160 which consists of numeric number and alphabet. Should you fill the UID number wrongly, the verification process from bank and agency will take 7-10 working days.

Step 3 Schedule your appointment. You will need three pieces of information in order to schedule your interview appointment:

• Your passport number.
• Your fee payment receipt purchase date (due to banking regulations, this date may be later than the date you actually paid your fee).
• The ten (10) digit barcode number from your DS-160 confirmation page
• Your UID number

Step 4 Visit the U.S. Embassy in Kuala Lumpur on the date and time of your visa interview. You will need to bring a printed copy of your appointment letter, your DS-160 confirmation page, one recent photograph, your current and all old passports, and the original visa fee payment receipt. Applications without all of these items will not be accepted.

Step 5 Your passport and visa are returned to you by courier to the address that you gave when fill in the DS-160, 2-3 days after your interview.

The location of US Embassy in Kuala Lumpur is as below. Note the traffic in this area is normally a nightmare, go there early. The embassy is kind of secretive with no sign board or any flag to be seeing. So just watch out for the entrance along a white cement wall. There will be a guard there to guide the crowd.

You can only bring along handphone, no other electronic items are allowed. You will need to leave handphone, car keys or any paper spray at the gate. After that you will be giving a calling number. First there is a counter (no.2) to check your dossiers, than another counter (no.3) to do the fingers printing and finally the other counter (no.4 or no.5) for the interview. The whole process can take about 2-3 hours, so get ready some books to read there. If the application is successful than the official will give you a visa pick up card and asks you to wait for your visa. It should be arrived at your door steps soon.

If you really need to, can contact the agency at this number for assistant.

• Malaysia Callers - If you are in Malaysia, please call 603 2302 3988.
• International Callers - If you are calling from the United States, you can reach a customer service representative at (214) 571-1600. Hours of operation in the continental U.S. are 7pm-7am EST / 6pm-6am CST / 5pm-5am MST / 4pm-4am PST.